Pokémon · EX
Dark Tyranitar
Team Rocket Returns · #20 · Rare · 2004
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Market reference
$20.44
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 20 / 111
- Release year
- 2004
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Dark Pupitar
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Kyoko Koizumi
- Pokédex #
- 248
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 16.67 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Strategy & play
How Dark Tyranitar plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Second Strike) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fighting / Darkness type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥60 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Dark Pupitar first).
How to beat Dark Tyranitar
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥60 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Kyoko Koizumi
This card was illustrated by Kyoko Koizumi.
Building around Dark Tyranitar?
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About this card
Poké-Body: Sand Damage
As long as Dark Tyranitar is your Active Pokémon, put 1 damage counter on each of your opponent's Benched Basic Pokémon between turns. You can't use more than 1 Sand Damage Poké-Body between turns.
FCCSecond Strike — 50+
If the Defending Pokémon already has at least 2 damage counters on it, this attack does 50 damage plus 20 more damage.
This Pokémon is both Fighting Darkness type.
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
2
ran Dark Tyranitar
Tournaments scanned
299
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
Top decks running Dark Tyranitar
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $15.98 | $29.88 | $170.00 | $20.44 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $200.00 | $251.00 | $276.88 | $250.00 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €14.99 |
| 7-day average | €13.49 |
| 30-day average | €14.32 |
| Low | €1.00 |
| Trend price | €15.20 |
| Low (excellent+) | €9.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €19.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €24.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €107.59 |
| averageSellPrice | €12.93 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €61.52 |
| Reverse holo trend | €78.77 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Dark Tyranitar is real?
Dark Tyranitar is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Dark Tyranitar worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Dark Tyranitar is $20.44; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Dark Tyranitar from?
Dark Tyranitar is from the Pokémon set "Team Rocket Returns" in the EX series, released in 2004.
What rarity is Dark Tyranitar?
Dark Tyranitar is a Rare card in the Team Rocket Returns set.
Other Dark Tyranitar printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
